Died of old age, and you tell me this is a life simulation?

As for the former, small-scale water conservancy projects in various parts of Daqian have been built one after another, and many medium-sized water conservancy projects have also been completed. Although some important large-scale water conservancy projects are still far from being completed, the general foundation has been laid.

The benefits of these water conservancy projects are self-evident. The incidence of floods and water disasters in various places has been greatly reduced. The proper use of water resources has brought about significant improvements in people's daily needs, agricultural irrigation, etc. The reorganization of the water transport system has also brought closer exchanges between the north and the south of the population and trade.

For the latter, the progress of road construction is quite similar to that of water control. Both are local, small-scale construction work has been completed and is being gradually rolled out. The period of large-scale road construction is also in preparation. It is agreed to use Jinling City and Xinding Capital City as the starting points to connect the capitals of various places in Daqian to build and expand official roads.

but......

As I said, it is not advisable to make any major changes before the recuperation period is over, so the construction is scheduled to start in one or two years.

Regardless, the benefits of successful local road construction are beginning to emerge, such as increased trade, reduced transportation costs, easier access to government policies, and more convenient travel for the people.

The benefits are very obvious and intuitive!

In addition to this, a series of other policies and plans have made great progress, which I will not go into detail here.

Time quickly arrived at the sixth month of the third year of the Daqian reign. A major event shattered the peace, capturing the world's attention! A boiling excitement!

After completely conquering the territories of Tubo and Uighur, the Mingjiao army announced its allegiance to Daqian!

Daqian also responded actively to this, and without bloodshed, the territory was expanded by thousands of miles!

This caused great shock to the surrounding countries!

Although Daqian's policy of recuperation was not explicitly announced to the world, the trend of shifting from external to internal was very obvious, especially in the past two years. The complete cessation of hostilities and the complete cessation of foreign wars made all the countries breathe a sigh of relief in addition to being in awe. Not to mention, the "tribute" trade was doing well, and all the countries actually benefited greatly. They wished that Daqian would remain stable for a long time and not resort to war so that they could continue to maintain it.

However...553

What they didn't expect was that after just two years, Daqian expanded outward again, but this time it was not conquered by military force, but by this incredible way to obtain thousands of miles of land!

Although the lands of Tubo and Uighur cannot be considered good places, no matter how bad they are, they are still thousands of miles of land!

Adding them together, it would definitely not be smaller than the land area of ​​the Liao Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, and it might even be much larger!

Such a vast land was directly annexed! ?

It is impossible to say that the surrounding countries have no understanding of the Mingjiao army. They are aware of the various similarities between them, such as the red flame and sun and moon flags, and their rebellion imitating the Daqian.

I may have guessed that this force is related to Daqian, but no matter how related it is, this is the territory of two countries after all!

If we can stabilize the situation a little bit after this victory, we will become a great power!

Isn't it too decisive to choose to submit to Daqian so directly?!

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Chapter 588: Nations in shock! Everyone is in a state of panic! Dali talks!

so......

Could this be a self-written and deliberately confusing act by Daqian?

On the surface, he was recuperating, but in fact, he was secretly attacking Tubo and Uighur under the guise of the Ming Cult?

It seems that this is the only explanation that makes sense.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to imagine that a rebel force, after swallowing up two countries, could have established a great power, but instead surrendered and handed over thousands of miles of land.

Is this reasonable?

This is completely unreasonable!

If someone can found a country and rule the country, who would be willing to be a vassal?

But if this Mingjiao army is actually the Daqian army, then everything would make sense.

Of course, there are still many things that are difficult to explain.

For example, in the early days, they did send spies to gather relevant intelligence information, and they had some understanding of the Mingjiao army's style of doing things. Although they had similarities with the Daqian army and imitated it in many places, clues could be seen in many places.

This similarity is only superficial. In fact, the inner core is difficult to be compared with the real Daqian army, or it can not be compared at all!

It is precisely because of this that although the top leaders of various countries speculate that the Mingjiao forces are related to Daqian, they do not directly define the Mingjiao army as the Daqian army.

Later on, the Mingjiao army really gradually moved closer to the Daqian army. At most, they could only guess that Daqian was supporting them.

I think Daqian might be willing to support a force as a barrier?

No matter how serious the matter was, they really didn't think about it that way.

But in fact, what can we do even if we know it?

Logically speaking, one should respond to the situation, but isn't Daqian's national strength and military power so strong that they feel terrified and suffocated?

Who dares to pluck the tiger's whiskers?

At this time, even if the other countries had some speculations, they could only turn a blind eye and ignore it, adopting an ostrich mentality.

They were afraid that if they did something sensitive, they would make Daqian angry, and then attract Daqian's heavenly soldiers to suppress them, or even destroy their country.

But then again, they were indeed very surprised by this matter.

Considering the vast territory captured by the Mingjiao army, even if there really was the influence of Daqian behind the scenes, they wouldn't take such a radical move as surrendering the land, right?

Not to mention escaping from Daqian's control, at least becoming a vassal state should be very reasonable, right?

They found it difficult to understand and unbelievable.

But no matter how they think about it, it is difficult for the top leaders of various countries to remain calm now.

No matter what the relationship is between the Mingjiao forces and Daqian, it is clear that Daqian is expanding its territory!

So......

what's next?

What will Daqian do?

Will they start wars again, conquering and expanding abroad? Or will they continue to maintain a superficial rest and recuperation? Or will they, like in this episode, stop fighting in public but conquer in secret?

The top leaders of all countries were extremely troubled by this and had no idea how to deal with such a matter.

It would be better to say that no matter what Daqian's attitude or actions were, they were powerless to do anything about it.

Once Daqian launches military action, who in the world can resist?

In this land, the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, which originally had the strongest military force, had its 150,000-strong army directly defeated by Daqian, with most of its elite troops lost, and it has not recovered to this day.

Other powers with inferior military strength, such as the Great Jin and the Great Liao, have long ceased to exist.

Therefore, all countries have preconceived ideas about this. Once Daqian mobilizes its troops, no one will be able to resist!

As for hoping that Daqian will gradually decline...

Not to mention that Daqian had just been founded and was in its rising stage, just from what they saw and heard during the period of offering tribute, one could easily understand that Daqian was at the peak of its power. To expect such a country to decline would probably take years.

Even if they decline, there is a high probability that they will be able to be beaten.

Therefore, facing the Daqian army head-on was like facing the fate of the five countries: the Song Dynasty, the Western Xia Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, and the Yuan Dynasty. As a lesson, the neighboring countries no longer had any illusions about this.

But even if Daqian does not resort to war, can they rest assured?

The demise of Tubo and Uighur is also a lesson for us.

What should we do if Daqian continues to do this?

How to prevent it? How to avoid it? How to survive it?

Although they were on guard, there was no point in being on guard.

Let’s not even talk about Daqian, just the fact that the Mingjiao forces submitted to it, although it was shocking, it also showed the people of the world an alternative way to go.

First rebel, then submit to Daqian.

They were extremely shocked by the sudden submission of thousands of miles of territory, but what if it was just a few hundred miles? Would there be ambitious people in their own country, or individuals or forces dissatisfied with their rule, ready to follow suit?

After all, if it is handled well, there is no need to mention the extremely difficult task of successfully rebelling. It is only necessary to seize a part of the land and then immediately submit to Daqian. Is this feasible?

Of course it is possible!

Because once they do that, they will have to think carefully before fighting back.

It would be fine if Daqian doesn’t accept it, but once it accepts it, can it still be taken back?

They were thankful that Daqian did not initiate an attack; how could they dare to cross this red line?

It can be said that no matter whether the Mingjiao forces were supported by Daqian behind the scenes, after such a thing happened, it has caused considerable risks and hidden dangers to their countries.

Even if we take a step back and put aside the risk, and assume that Daqian has no intention of restarting the war, can they remain calm?

Of course not.

After Daqian annexed Tubo and Uighur, its territory and scope became so vast that it had an indescribable sense of terror that even if it remained still, it could intimidate other countries greatly!

The Dali Kingdom, in particular, was already walking on thin ice, and now it was under so much pressure that it could hardly breathe.

The Mongols were also feeling uneasy, and the countries far away in the Western Regions were also beginning to be bordered by Daqian and were terrified.

The neighboring countries of Daqian were all shocked by this incident, and the envoys from various countries who came from afar were even more moved.

After coming here, I knew that Daqian was a powerful nation, but I never imagined it could be so powerful!

Thousands of miles of land all came under the control of Daqian. What kind of magical operation is this?!

Let’s not talk about whether there is any inside story here. Even if there is, it will not affect the increase of thousands of miles of territory in Daqian!

Such a vast country, even where they are, it is hard to say that there is any place that can compare with it.

This was true of the Sui Dynasty and the more distant Qin Dynasty.

As a result, the sense of awe deepened.

The envoys from various countries all had different thoughts.

I have the intention to make friends and form an alliance with Daqian, and I have no intention of making enemies.

At this time, Dali Kingdom.

"Royal brother, is it really possible for Dali to survive?" Duan Zhengchun's face was filled with bitterness. "Right now, apart from the Mongols, Dali is the only one left in this area!"

Although there are some small countries around, those countries are even less of a concern. Dali is probably the only one that Daqian would pay attention to.

Having annexed Tubo and Uighur, there was no reason not to give up Dali, a land closer to the Central Plains.

Duan Zhengming was silent for a long time before he sighed, "What can we do with the might of the Great Qian Heaven? It's such a shame for the country and people passed down by our ancestors."

By now, I no longer have any illusions.

If he had gradually harbored a glimmer of hope in the two years since the cessation of hostilities in Daqian, hoping that the situation could be delayed, the events of Tubo and Uighur had completely shattered his delusion.

Duan Zhengming had to face reality.

That is, Dali will eventually follow in the footsteps and there will be no other possibility of survival.

Duan Zhengchun shook his head sadly: "Even if we insist, it will be useless. As my royal brother said, the might of the Great Qian Heaven is beyond human resistance! We... must consider some escape routes, no... ah!"

Speaking of this, Duan Zhengming was melancholy, his expression slightly strange. "To be honest, it would have been easy for Daqian to wipe out our Dali! Yet, Dali has survived to this day. Thinking about it carefully, I don't know whether to say it was a blessing from heaven or a deliberate act of Daqian."

Duan Zhengchun sighed, "Perhaps it's precisely because this is so easy that Daqian isn't rushing to annex it? Right now, the Barefoot, Vulture, and Cloud Pattern groups are openly aggressive in Dali. If they set their minds to it, they could overthrow Dali at any moment."

Duan Zhengming remained silent upon hearing this.

Speaking of which...

He was not unaware of the situation among the people. It could be said that the local grassroots had been basically eaten away. That was to say, although it remained stable on the surface, the ruling power of the Dali court was actually shaky.

The key is that he can't do anything yet.

What can this do?

Suppression?

In the early days, before Daqian was founded, he didn't dare to move for fear of causing unrest. Now that Daqian has become so powerful, he is naturally even more afraid.

By not taking any action, you can still maintain a superficial calm.

But once you take action, disaster will be imminent!

I am afraid that his order will be opposed by civil and military officials as soon as it is issued and before it leaves the court.

He saw clearly that the situation had reached this point, and the civil and military officials in the court naturally saw it clearly as well. How many people in the court would support this act of openly breaking with Daqian?

I estimate that there won’t be any support, let alone the ministers. Even the Dali royal family and Tianlong Temple will probably not support it.

This is cutting oneself off from heaven and earth!